Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-23
BRIEFLETS.

| Wanted Immediately, a good pastry
cook at the Harper house.
JIG. Adams. representing Janeway u
Co.. of Chicago, is in the city.
First class pants makers wanted at
Hopes, the tailor.
Sweeney makes specially of painting
business wagons
MIR. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Briggs sailed from
Liverpool Wednesday. and will be home
the first of the month.
Sutclffe Bros for your painting and
paper hanging; work done quickly and
we'll
| Every imaginable color in straws, to
match your suits at the Forward Store,
3l4 West Second street. Davenport.
J.B. Zimmer the merchant tailor, has
Just recovered from weeks wrestle
with the rheumatism.
One of the largest and most desirable
stock of wall paper west of Chicago, can
be found at Sutclffe Bros.
One year ago yesterday the ''melish' of
this city started for st. Louis, to keep
peace during the strike there.
Ii you want to see the largest stock
of millinery. call at the Forward store,
3l5 West Second street, Davenport.
| The annual ball of Bleuer's band at
Turner hall last evening proved an en-
iOyable and successful affair
The exercises of the third anniversary
of the Rock Island Y. NJ c A. will be
held at Harper's theatre tomorrow night.
The passenger and freight engines on
the c., NJ & St. P are decorated with
black and white in respect to the deceas>
ed president, Alexander Mitchell.
, Matthias Schnell the contractor, is busy
today drawing plans for building for
the Sisters of Mercy at Bloomington, lii, ,
to cost $4,000.
We are opening our stock of white
straws, and they are immense in style
and price at the Forward store, Daven-
port.
Mrs L c. W. Paterson. state leotutcr
for tue Knights of Labor. is at the
Harper She speaks at Cable tonight
| We can save your money and give You
h
lishment in this section at the FORWARD
store, Davenport
The Rock Island Turner society will
celebrate its ,hirtieth anniversary at Tur-
ner hall tonight An interesting pro-
gran NEE has been prepared.
There are number of extra copies of
the WEEKLEY ARGUS containing the
delinquent tax list on hand. which may be
had al the ARGUS business office.
The Sylvan Boat Club is preparing
for an inspection on memorial day, and
regatta on the Fourth of July
These could be made exceedingly
pleas ant events for the three CITIES.
Robert Cuyne. has been struck with
the spirit Of the times. aud has laid d
new brick sidewalk about his property
on Nineteenth Street. You see til,
boom everywhere.
The funeral of the late Mrs Eliz
Benedict was held from The residence o
Mrs Auu Ginter. 1922 Fifth avenue, a
2 O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. W.
Marquis officiating.
The Denkman came through the brldg,
i at o'clock this afternoon, aud after tn,
boat had passed through the wind pre-
vented the draw from closing. Trains
foot passengers, and vehicles were KEEP
in waiting two hours.
Miss Minnie Zcis, the popular miliner
has received nice line of choice and de
} sirable millinery goods, which she invite
the ladies of Rock Island aud vicinity Il
! examine. Remember the place, Secon,
> avenue. under the Harper house.
Myron E McHenry and wife, of Free
port, passed through the city last nigh
. on their way to Geueseo. Mac" ha
sixteen horses in training at Taylor
/ driving park at Freeport, and every on
of them ARE good steppers.
: Rev. J. H. Wright delivered hi
stereopucon lecture on Grants tou
, around the World at the Christia
chapel, Davenport, last evening, before
large audience, despite the inclemen
| | weather.
e The clustering weather of last even
& ing was suggestive of the lingering c
:. winter in the lap of spring. This morn
s ing there was ice, and the day has bee
anything but summerlike. The river ha
= been on a rampage since yesterday morr
! ing
n Mayor elrct Virgil VI Blsnding quail
: fed before NJ NJ. Corbett, Esq, TIL
e morning, taking the oath of office. Lat,
he filed his bond before City Clerk Koel
Ter IN the sum of So 900 with Ex-Mayot
!. Porter Skinner, E. P. Reynolds and Y
e M. Blanding as sureties.
II W. c. WEIGH Is in Chicago. where
= has undergone remarkable surgic
i operation. having had two cancers n
T. moved. one from his lip aud one fro
his neck. SO much flesh had TO be G.
= away that the surgeons were obliged
id do considerable patching" AT la
sr accounts, however. the patient was doll
Is nicely. Mrs. WEIGH is with her busban
Mr.. J. s. White, book.keeper {
Henry Darts Sons, dnes not like t
"tistic encounter" part of the item
last nights ARGUS. 10 reference to IL
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